怔忪

怔忪

Chinese

		be startled	restless; agitated
simp. and trad. (怔忪)		怔	忪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhēngzhōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ zung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhēngzhōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jengjong
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhengjhong
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing¹ zung¹
    • Yale: jīng jūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ dzung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ zung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

怔忪

1. (literary) to be startled; to be frightened; to be afraid

Synonyms

• 驚懼／惊惧 (jīngjù)